{"id":"CVE-2009-5134","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-5134","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:24.551Z","title":"Buffer overflow in the \"create torrent dialog\" functionality in uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15772, and possibly other versions before 1.8.3 (Build 16010), allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly…","description":"Buffer overflow in the \"create torrent dialog\" functionality in uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15772, and possibly other versions before 1.8.3 (Build 16010), allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a text file containing a large string.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","published":"2013-01-18T23:55:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:15:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["utorrent/utorrent"],"epss":{"score":0.07707,"percentile":0.94568,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2009-08-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":9539,"kind":"exploit","title":"μTorrent (uTorrent) 1.8.3 Build 15772 - Create New Torrent Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9539","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/9539.py","file":"exploits/windows/dos/9539.py","published":"2009-08-28","added":"2009-08-27","updated":"2018-03-09","author":"Dr_IDE","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-5134","OSVDB-89547"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comutorrent-1-8-3-build-15772-utorrent.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=58768","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9539","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52907","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=58768","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9539","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52907","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5134","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}